St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-10

" by the authorities.
The Italian reptile, Pranzini, now I'M
der sentence of death, has appealed from
! the decision of the AssZe Court. When
arrested he was about to sail to America
to marry a wealthy New York girl, and
his murders were committed to obtain
the necessary funds. One good result
of the publicity given this affair in
America will be more watchful atten-
ton on the part Of parents and guar
dams who bring Young girls to Paris.
There are hundreds Of Pranzinis here
ever prowling in search of money or
beauty. These fellows may be seen any
day seated in front Of the cute de Ia
Pair or chez Bignon. They are fault
le.sly dressed, and Of not only respecta-
bic but even aristOcratic appearance.
The majority are Of noble birth. In
conversation reference is made to their
friends, the Comte de Chose and Baron
Machin, with whom they passed the
season at Marienbad; they know all
the German Watering places, and have
done great things at Dieppe, Trouyille,
NiChy, LuChOn, BiarritZ. At Nice and
Monte Carlo il. winter you may see doz-
ems Of PranZinis. Five or six years ago
certain "Marquis de Castel Bravo
played havoc among the Paris ladies.
The police waited upon him one fine
morning at the Hotel du Louvre and he
was identified as the plcbeian Bernardin
DOmlngueZ, a sWlndlcr and fOrger. lie
was sentenced for twelve years, and only
just in time, for in a few days he would
have married rich young widow OF the
American colony in Paris. Again, the
"Marquis de Wilma" otherwise Isaac
Bromberg, unburdened himself thus to
an interviewer who visited him in prison:
II was formerly valet in the service of
German prince whom | studied to imi-
tate. After time comparing myself in
personal appearance and manner to
many Of the grand seigneurs who visited
the prince, | came to the conclusion that
| was as well able as they to drink out of
gold cup and make love to women. With
a hundred louis in my pocket | arrived
in Paris, where for two wears | was the
Marquis de Wilma, and circulated like a
forged bank note. | have danced with
the Duchesse de X. and the Comtesse de
L. They will find letters from these
ladies in my rooms and pretty locks of
hair. And now | am arrested simply be-
cause bought few jewels on credit and
sold them at a loss. However, if get
out Of this scrape, shall seek a title in
Italy, and then 90 to the United States,
where III be hanged if don't catch a
pretty heiress or a rich widow" Just
so. Had Pranzini got clear away to
New \ DIRK he might in few years as a
husband and a father have sat on jury
to try a murder case.
Notwithstanding the favorable opinion
on the Pasteur treatment of hvdrophobia
expressed by the English commission,
Ig TO-. - "
holds that the new doctrine is a delusion
and snare. In a recent discourse before
the Academy he in>tanced the case of
man who lately died from hvdrophobia
in spite of Pa>teur's aid NJ. Peter finds
fault with the dog vaccinators and chal-
lenges their statistics in way which
would lead us to think him personally
interested in Pasteur's downfall The
eminent Dr. Brouardel, however, ably de-
Tended the system. pointing out that the
English commission, which included some
of the most competent men, took year
to test the theory and experimental
upon ninety persons with the most salts
factory results One hundred lives have
been saved When we consider that, ac-
cording to reliable figures, there have
been but 1,24 per cent. of failures in the
worst classes; that the mortality from
rabid wolf bites has fallen from GO per
cent. to 6 per cent, and that on the
total number of persons inoculated in
France up to the LIST of July the failures
were but 0.6 per cent, the utility of the
Pasteurian treatment seems to me album
iantly evident.
There is much uncertainty as to the
rebuilding of the Opera COmique, and
nobody seems to know whether it will
rise Phoenix like from its ashes or
whether the recently built Eden Theatre
shall become its home. The arguments
for and against bring to view curious
piece of history. The site of the burned
theatre was sold by the Due de Choiseul
to Louis XVI in 1891. In the deed of
conveyance the Choiseul family inserted
famous clause, securing to them and
their heirs forever the possession of
loge or box containing eight seats, with
ante-room adjoining, and a private stair
way leading to them. What is now
called the French comedy was origi-
nallv introduced by the Italian come
dams, successors of those originally
brought bv Catherine de Medicis. In the
time of Louis NV, Madame de Mantle
non turned them out for playing piece
called "Fnusxe prude." French actors
then held the stage and secured public
favor. Later, when the Italians were re-
called by the regent, a fusion took place
and the court was asked to provide
a building worthy of the united COM
panies; wherefore the treaty between
the Due de Choiseul and the King. One
of the dukes descendants, whose estates
were contscated by Napoleon, once lived
in the box at the Opera CONTINUE for
want of better lodge. One condition
in the conveyance of 1871 provided that
if the comedians were ever obliged
to perform elsewhere, the duke
would have a right to similar
box there. Numerous legal conflicts
have arisen in consequence. In 1906 the
troupe played in the Theatre Feydeau
and refused the duke admission, but the
courts obliged them to provide him
oqe as before. Similar disputes of later
late were decided in the same way, and
Madame la Duchesse de
Mariner, the present representative of
he Choiseul family, has claim for
oge eight seats and an ante-room wher-
ever the Opera Comique may be-and
not only so, for supposing the Opera
Comique is placed in the Eden Theatre
whilst private company builds another
,heatre on the ruins of the late one in